Princess Fortress

Princess Fortress Located on a mountain at the western side of the Mingtiegai Gorge about 80 kilometers to the south of the county of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, the fortress was built depending on the mountain, covering an area of about 2,000 square meters. According to textual research, it belongs to the Southern & Northern Dynasties. A dramatic legend spread far and wide among the local Tajik people. It goes that a Chinese princess heading for Persia for marriage was forced to halt here by war. During her stay in the city, she got a dream, in which she was made love with the sun god and had a clever boy. When he grew up, the boy became the king of the Kingdom of Jiepantuo. From then on, they increased gradually in number generation after generation and finally formed the Tajik tribe.